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el medio ambiente
spanish study guide for the environment vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| el cambio climático | climate change |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| la contaminación | pollution |
| respeter | to respect |
| proteger (-jo) | to protect |
| el planeta | planet |
| la población | population |
| por todas partes | everywhere |
| el problema | problem |
| la solución | solution |
| la responsabilidad | responsibility |
| cuidar | to take care of |
| la capa de ozono | ozone layer |
| dañino/a | harmful |
| el derrame de petróleo | oil spill |
| beneficioso/a | beneficial |
| la destrucción | destruction |
| el programa | program |
| resolver (o > ue) | to solve |
| la ventaja | advantage |
| la desventaja | disadvantage |
| mejorar | to improve |
| la energía | energy |
| el invento | invention |
| inventar | to invent |
| ¡Qué lío! | What a mess! |
| el esmog | smog (air pollution) |
| desarrollar | to develope |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| separar | to separate |
| las botellas | bottles |
| las latas | cans |
| el cartón | cardboard |
| el plástico | plastic |
| el vidrio | glass |
| responsable | responsible |
| la fauna | wild animal life |
| la flora | wild plant life |
| el agua | water |
| la sequía | drought |
| la inundación | flood |
| el terremoto | earthquake |
| el reisgo | risk |
| renovable | renewable |
| la situación | situation |
| complejo/a | complex |
| la tecnología | technology |
| el cielo | sky |
| diverso/a | diverse |
| el ecosistema | ecosystem |
| las especies | species |
| el aire | air |
| respirar | to breathe |
| puro/a | pure |
| el fuego | fire |
| la investigación | research |
| reutilizar | to reuse |
| la innovación | innovation |
| la basura | trash |
| la fuente | source |
| estar contaminado/a | to be polluted |
| el espray (los espráis) | spray |
| el desperdicio | waste |
| desperdiciar | to waste |
| la fábrica | factory |
| los pesticidas | pesticides |
| el producto químico | chemical product |
| la pila | battery |
| el veneno | poison |
| el recipiente | container |
| recoger (-jo) | to pick up |
| el clima | climate |
| derretirse (e > i > i) | to melt |
| el calentamiento global | global warming |
| debido a | due to |
| la falta de | lack of |
| la amenaza | threat |
| amenazar | to threaten |
| la comunidad | community |
| grave | serious |
| el glaciar | glacier |
| dañar | to damage |
| el hielo | ice |
| la atmósfera | atmosphere |
| los recursos naturales | natural resources |
| económico/a | economical |
| la ectricidad | electricity |
| la limpieza | cleaning |
| limpiar | to clean |
| informarse | to keep informed |
| reemplazar | to replace |
| estar a cargo de | to be in charge of |
| el gobierno | government |
| votar | vote |
| la preservación | preservation |
| preservar | to preserve |
| cazar | to hunt |
| la caza | hunting |
| la piel | skin |
| el águila (las águilas) | eagle |
| la protección | protection |
| el peligro | danger |
| la extinción | extinction |
| salvaje | wild |
| la ballena | whale |
| el rescate | rescue |
| la foca | seal |
| el oso polar | polar bear |
| la selva | jungle |
| la Tierra | Earth |
| la tierra | land |
| excesivo/a | excessive |
| suficiente | enough |
| afectar | to affect |
| gastar | to waste, to spend money |
| castigar | to punish |
| colocar | to put, to place |
| conservar | to conserve |
| producir (-zco) | to produce |
| crecer (-zco) | to grow |
| depender de | to depend on |
| deshacerse de | to get rid of |
| detener | to stop |
| reducir (-zco) | to reduce |
| aumentar | to increase |
| echar | to throw (away) |
| apoyar | support |
| limitar | to limit |
| promover (o > ue) | to promote |
| rescatar/salvar | to rescue/save |